LXH Drafts

Item #: SCP-XXXX(-J?)

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Permanent containment of SCP-XXXX is currently not considered possible. Foundation intelligence contacts in law enforcement have been informed of SCP-XXXX's patterns of behavior to alert the Foundation to its activity. In case of SCP-XXXX activity, Mobile Task Force Lambda-13 ("Triple Double Check") will be deployed to intercept SCP-XXXX en route to its target, and contain or, if necessary, neutralize the contents of its delivery.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an AM General M1123 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle1. The sides of SCP-XXXX appear to have been painted over with the letters "UPS"2. On an unpredictable basis, SCP-XXXX will manifest on an unoccupied road and begin driving to its target. SCP-XXXX has thus far never been seen to travel in an anomalous manner apart from its initial manifestation, and has not broken any traffic laws that would constitute anything more than a misdemeanor.

Prior to its manifestation, the target of SCP-XXXX will receive a telephone call from an individual reporting to be affiliated with the United Parcel Service (hereinafter SCP-XXXX-1). SCP-XXXX-1 will inform the call's recipient of an incoming delivery (invariably one which the recipient had never made) and request COD payment upon its arrival. Within 2 to 28 minutes after the call is initiated, SCP-XXXX will manifest on the nearest empty road within a 25-mile radius of the target and make its way to the target's street address. SCP-XXXX will arrive at its target's residential address and deliver the item(s) aforementioned by SCP-XXXX-1. No drivers or delivery associates have been identified, or even observed by any witnesses, as of yet. Upon investigation, it appears that United Parcel Service has neither any affiliation to nor knowledge of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX-1 has referred to itself by a different name in every interaction, and voiceprint analysis of the telephone conversations recorded as of now remains inconclusive.

SCP-XXXX was discovered via Foundation neural network analysis of telephone communications on the 6th of July, 199█, which had intercepted a call between SCP-XXXX-1 and Jeffery B██████ of Orange, CA. Of particular interest was the fact that the delivery mentioned by SCP-XXXX-1 appeared to describe an anomalous substance contained by the Foundation.

Transmission on 6/6/██:

<Begin Log>

Jeffery B██████: Hello?

SCP-XXXX-1: Hi, this is Barry with United Parcel Service.

B██████: Uh-huh.

SCP-XXXX-1: We're just calling to let you know that your order of jelly is on the way.

[Silence for several seconds.]

B██████: Jelly?

SCP-XXXX-1: Yes, sir.

B██████: I didn't order any jelly.

SCP-XXXX-1: Well, our records are saying otherwise, sir. So, if you could be home to pick that up—

B██████: No, I didn't order any jelly.

SCP-XXXX-1: …and if we could get a COD payment of…it says, $2,700?

B██████: [agitated] Twenty seven—why would I be buying $2,700 worth of jelly?!

SCP-XXXX-1: Uh, that's just the shipping cost, sir. You've got about…30, 45 kilos of the green stuff here.

B██████: Why the hell would I buy 45 "kilos" of jelly?!

SCP-XXXX-1: [interrupting] And, uh, just so you're aware, sir, you're gonna need to be
really careful with this jelly, here. I don't know if you've got any dead bodies out there, or—

B██████: Wh—why are you talking about dead bodies?

SCP-XXXX-1: …uh, animal bones, or…really anything at all like a dead body, I don't know what you've got over there…

B██████: I'm calling the police. I didn't buy any jelly, and I don't have any dead
bodies. Don't call this number again.

SCP-XXXX-1: Alright, so if we could just get the payment—

[Call disconnected]

Though this call was initially dismissed by Foundation neural network operators as a hoax that triggered a false positive, the Foundation was alerted to a containment breach of SCP-447 in Orange County, California. Upon the delivery of three above-ground pools filled with SCP-447 to his residence, Mr. B██████ alerted local law enforcement, which brought the incident to the attention of Foundation intelligence. After minimal negotiation, Mr. B██████ willingly surrendered the delivery to the Foundation. There were no casualties, and considering Mr. B██████'s minimal involvement with the delivery and his strong desire to relinquish his possession of it, amnestics were deemed unnecessary.

ADDENDUM 1:

On the 7th of June, 199█, Foundation researcher Dr. ████ DeMarinis of the Anomalous Acoustics department received a call which appeared to be from SCP-XXXX-1. The recording of this call has been archived by the Foundation, and the audio log is available upon request to personnel with Level-1 clearance or higher. A transcription of the recording is as follows:

Transmission on 7/7/██:

<Begin Log>

Dr. DeMarinis: Anomalous Acoustics.

SCP-XXXX-1: Hi, this is, uh, Johnson, with United Parcel Service.

Dr. DeMarinis: …I think you have the wrong number.

SCP-XXXX-1: Uh, no, this is the number we've got on file for you, Mr.3 DeMarinis.

Dr. DeMarinis: …who is this?

SCP-XXXX-1: This is Johnson, with United Parcel Service. We're just calling to alert you about > your COD delivery, this is about the third or fourth time we've tried to ship it to you, and—

Dr. DeMarinis: I didn't order anything. How did you get this number?

SCP-XXXX-1: …It's the number you gave us, sir.

Dr. DeMarinis: Well, then, something must be wrong on your end, because I haven't ordered anything.

SCP-XXXX-1: We've got an order of pattern screamers on its way to you, sir.

[Silence for several seconds.]

Dr. DeMarinis: Who is this? Really.

SCP-XXXX-1: This is Johnson with United Parcel Service. And we've got about, uh, 40 or 50 of these things here, and they're on their way to you, sir.

Dr. DeMarinis: Do you even have any idea what a "pattern screamer" is, Johnson?

SCP-XXXX-1: [chuckling] I mean, heck if I know, sir. All I know is we've got about 40 or 50 of 'em in the back of this Humvee, here, and they're just hootin' and hollerin' all over the place—

Dr. DeMarinis: This is Dr. DeMarinis of the SCP Foundation. For your own safety, do not proceed any further on your route. A task force will arrive at your location shortly to contain the entities.

SCP-XXXX-1: …or, uh, how about we just drive 'em up to you? And we'll, uh, need a COD payment for [SCP-XXXX-1's voice begins to distort] one thousand, three thousand and fifty-five dollars, you can just…[SCP-XXXX-1's voice begins to echo as it further distorts, rendering it unintelligible]

Dr. DeMarinis: Hello? Hello??

SCP-XXXX-1: [without distortion] Just cut us a check, if you could.

[Call disconnected]